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Fisheries Act 1996

International fishing - Requirements relating to international fishing

113E: Use of foreign vessels on high seas by New Zealand nationals

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"New Zealanders must not use unregistered foreign vessels to fish on the high seas."

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You are a New Zealand national. You cannot use a vessel that is not registered under the Ship Registration Act 1992 to take fish on the high seas. You need an authorisation from a certain State to do this. You also cannot transport fish taken on the high seas without an authorisation. If you break this rule, you commit an offence and can be penalised under section 252(3).

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Part 6AInternational fishing
Requirements relating to international fishing

113EUse of foreign vessels on high seas by New Zealand nationals

  1. No New Zealand national may use a vessel that is not registered under the Ship Registration Act 1992, or a tender of that vessel,—

  2. to take (by any method), on the high seas, any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed for sale, except in accordance with an authorisation issued by a State to which subsection (2) applies; or
    1. to transport any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed taken on the high seas, unless that fish, aquatic life, or seaweed was taken in accordance with an authorisation issued by a State to which subsection (2) applies.

      1. An authorisation may be issued—

      2. by a State that is a party to the Fish Stocks Agreement; or
        1. by a State that is a party to the FAO Compliance Agreement; or
          1. by a State that is a party to, or has accepted the obligations of, a global, regional, or subregional fisheries organisation or arrangement to which the authorisation relates; or
            1. by a State that—
              1. is a signatory to the Fish Stocks Agreement; and
                1. has legislative and administrative mechanisms to control its vessels on the high seas in accordance with that agreement.

                2. Every person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty set out in section 252(3).

                Notes
                • Section 113E: inserted, on , by section 16 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act (No 2) 1999 (1999 No 103).
                • Section 113E(1): substituted, on , by section 12 of the Fisheries (Remedial Issues) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 33).